Results posting day

         I went to school feeling very nervous. I even sat on the wrong seat there. My mother and brother came with me. I sat down while some more students began to come. Finally, the principal came on stage in the hall and gave a short talk. I could hardly concentrate on the talk!There was a powerpoint slide shown with the title " 2010 PSLE results". When the principal finally spoke about the results, there was a murmer among the students. My friend sitting behind me was very worried about her results and so was I. We looked at each other nervously.
        " Do you want to know your results?" the principal asked.
        " No!" the students shouted.
        " Yes!" the parents shouted at the same time.
        The principal started with overall results first, saying what percentage of us is going to secondary school so on so on. Then the exciting time came. The time to announce the names of pupils who will be coming back next year to receive a prize, in other words, get 250 and above. I expected myself to get 250 to 259. The principal started reading out names. I held my legs up as they were getting numb. I wouldn't want to fall and make a show of myself when I go up to the stage.
        The names went on and on, but my name did not come out. My friend's name even got read out, the 4th in class. She got 260. I thought,"Maybe I did not get 250 and above." I was very disappointed. I looked up to my teacher for hints... any sign of me going up. He said that if he was smiling at us, means we did well. He did not seem to be paying attention. Just staring into thin air. I waited... The principal got to 264, quite a good mark. I listened hopefully. The principal said," A boy you know very well." I was very disapointed. The boy was my classmate. When everyone read out his name, the principal pressed the button for his name to appear. Two names appeared. I saw my name. I was thinking," Really? Are you sure?" I went up feeling very happy. There were four more people. One with 265. And then the top three. One of them was my good friend. The top three got 267,269 and 275. We were very proud of the girl with 275. She was a very small but smart girl. She was also my classmate.